HB 1025 Summary

• Requires electronic reporting of tax returns and required information effective July 31, 2013, for alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and related transactions, with department authority to waive electronic filing if taxpayer unable to comply despite good faith efforts.

• Department must adopt rules establishing format, instructions, and conditions for electronic filing waivers to ensure required information is collected and tax returns are acknowledged.

• Revises hotel and restaurant inspection requirements to establish risk-based inspection frequency for licensed public food service establishments rather than mandatory biannual inspections.

• Allows Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering to deny, declare ineligible, or revoke occupational licenses for applicants convicted of felonies or misdemeanors related to gambling or bookmaking, with waiver possible if applicant demonstrates good moral character, rehabilitation, and crime occurred more than 10 years prior.

• Creates new offense of falsifying credentials for licensure with escalating penalties ranging from first-degree misdemeanor to first-degree felony based on monetary consideration involved, and authorizes forfeiture of compensation received to the department.